democracy

Is there anything to hope for in a world so damaged? - opinion

How do we find hope in a world so damaged? Most of the challenges above are not within our power to address directly.

Saying goodbye to a year better forgotten

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: May the questions over Israeli democracy and social divisions stay in 5783.

18/09/2023

'Stretching' facts in a post-truth era harms politicians' credibility - study

With increasing scrutiny on global government policies in a “post-truth” era, policymakers are being forced to justify their actions and validate reasons for their decisions.

Will Israel's government collapse in the new year? - opinion

I still feel that the goal should be an authentic national unity government, if by some miracle new elections could be held soon. But as long as Benjamin Netanyahu is around, that won't happen.

'75 Perspectives': Israel – from adolescence to adulthood - excerpt

This excerpted essay by Jewish People Policy Institute president Yedidia Stern appears in A Jewish State – 75 Perspectives (Academic Studies Press), to be released October 3.

The next generation is gravitating towards authoritarianism, not democracy

The youngest generation, more so than the two previous, believe authoritarianism and autocracy are good ways to run a country.

Netanyahu and the coalition want unlimited power - opinion

Coalition members promote a French-style, popular sovereignty version of democracy, which replaced the absolute authority of the king with the absolute authority of the legislature.

By DAVID RICCI
14/09/2023
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